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وِلادَة
birth /wiˈlaː.da/
nounB1#1754 most common
Also: childbirth, delivery, labor
Example sentences
تَمَّتِ الوِلادَة بِخَيْر.
The birth went well.
تاريخُ وِلادَتي هو الأوّلُ من يوليو.
My birth date is the first of July.
كانَت وِلادَةُ طِفلِها الأوّلِ صَعْبَة.
The birth of her first child was difficult.
تُفَضِّلُ بعضُ النساءِ الوِلادَةَ الطبيعيةَ على العمليةِ القيصرية.
Some women prefer natural birth over a cesarean.
شَهِدَ المُستَشفى ارتفاعاً في مُعَدَّلاتِ الوِلادَةِ هٰذا العام.
The hospital saw a rise in birth rates this year.
تُعَدُّ الوِلادَةُ المُبَكِّرةُ من أبرزِ أسبابِ وَفَياتِ الرُّضَّعِ في المناطقِ النامية.
Premature birth is among the leading causes of infant mortality in developing regions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وِلادَةٌ | وِلاداتٌ |
| Genitive | وِلادَةٍ | وِلاداتٍ |
| Accusative | وِلادَةً | وِلاداتٍ |
| Vocative | يا وِلادَةُ | يا وِلاداتُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root w-l-d, which carries the sense of bearing offspring. It is the verbal noun of the verb walada, to give birth. The same root appears across the Semitic languages with little change in meaning.
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